(feat. J. Cole)
[Chorus: J. Cole (Jay-Z)]

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 



[Verse One: Jay-Z] 

I seen Mase do it, I seen 'Ye do it 

X came through, caught lighter fluid 

Still I came through it, clap for 'em

But I'm the blueprint, I'm like the map for 'em 

I dropped another classic, made Puff pass it, 

Nobody could touch Puff back when Puff had it 

Wayne scorchin, I'll applaud him 

If he keep goin, pass the torch to him

50 came through, like hurricanes do 

I thought I finished his ass at Summerjam Two 

I had the Illmatic, on bootleg 

The shit was so ahead, thought we was all dead 

Wayne did a milli, 50 did a milli

'Ye too but what Em did was silly 

The white boy blossomed after Dre endorsed him 

His flow on "Renegade," fuckin awesome, applaud him 



[Chorus: J. Cole (Jay-Z)]

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 



[Verse Two: Jay-Z]

Hey, Snoop Dogg did, Nelly came down

Facemob kept the ghetto for the H-Town

Luda moved digits after he moved bitches

Drake's up next, see what he do wit it

Rule had a run, couple movie parts

T.I. literally wanted to shoot up the charts

Waddup Jeezy? What it do

Ya remind me of us in early '92

OutKast landed, 3 Thou' was ill

Like a male version, of Lauryn Hill

Mobb Deep (Shook) it, but Prodigy took it

a lil' too far, can't fuck wit Brooklyn

Wu-Tang gangbanged it, Meth ate

Rae took on the date with the Purp' Tape

Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface

They had a hell of a run, standing ova- aaaaaaaay!



[Chorus: J. Cole (Jay-Z)]

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 



[Verse Three: Jay-Z]

And I am one, of one

Can't you see just how long my run?

My rain knew {?} sun-shine

Been a star since I was back in one, time

One time give it up for him

December 4th, a star was born

Clap for him, he went from movin that corner

to, this corner office, so enormous

Heeeeeeeey! Pres Carter

Watchin her get her Monica on all day

Heeeeeeeey!

...Got so many different Monicas, but only one Jay

They come, they go

Some real, some faux

Some friends, some hoes

But no I, goes nowhere, it's Hov



[Chorus: J. Cole (Jay-Z)]

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 

Everyday a star is born!!!!  

(Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, HEY!!!!) 



[Verse Four: J. Cole]

And could I be a star? 

Does fame in this game have to change who you are? 

Or could I be the same one who came from a far away life

Just to make it in this broadway lights 

Now I'm shinin in the broad, day-light - go figure 

A slow transition from a lil' broke nigga from the 'Ville 

Got a deal, a real life saver 

Dreams of being behind the wheel like, Jada 

I chill now, cop a lil' ice later 

Cole, you got a glow like a lil' Lightsaber 

So, clap for him, then applaud Hov 

He gave 'em a platform 

Flow so sick thought he wrote the rap for him - no sir 

The flow cold as a shoulder of a gold diggin hoes 

When a broke nigga 'proaches 

Told ya I'm focused man, I'll let you muh'fuckers soak it in

Clap for him